emperor cold concubine

Chapter 27 Moon City City Lord
Leading four attendants all the way to Moon City, it was already evening. Murong Chen stayed at an inn called "Dongfeng". He is the nephew of the empress's empress who is the son of the Murong Mansion, but he doesn't pay attention to ostentation all the time. The reason why he chose this inn is because it is very close to the City Lord's Mansion and does not attract attention.

After a simple dinner at the inn, and a rest overnight after bathing, in the morning of the second day, he changed into a brocade robe and jade belt, and went straight to the City Lord's Mansion.

After submitting the invitation, Murong Chen waited patiently outside the solemn gate of the City Lord's Mansion for nearly half an hour when the concierge went in to communicate.At that time, he didn't know that as soon as he stepped into the Moon City, someone had already informed the city lord of his news, and the city lord's request had already been handed out when he checked into the inn. And got a reply.

The area of ​​the City Lord's Mansion is not as large as that of Jiyue Villa, but it is undoubtedly a bit more solemn and majestic. Of course, although Murong Chen is well-informed, even when he is an adult, he enters and exits the palace more often than entering his own house. There are still many times in the backyard, but so far, they have not had the opportunity to visit Jiyue Villa. Naturally, they don't know that the master of Yuecheng is not actually the city lord.

The overall structure of the City Lord's Mansion is equivalent to a king's mansion. Of course, it is slightly inferior to the formal mansion of Feng Wang, for example. Specifically, Murong Chen didn't have the heart to measure it. When he was allowed to enter the mansion and was politely welcomed by the steward When he was in the main hall of the mansion, he had only one thought in his mind, and that was how to successfully persuade the city lord to help him achieve his goal.

The man sitting at the head of the main hall was slightly different from what I had imagined. He was wearing a dark blue gown with a golden belt around his waist. He was about fifty years old. The boldness in his speech is not like the elegance or deepness of ordinary officials, but rather amiable.

Yue Youzhou raised his hand in greeting: "I am a guest from afar, please forgive me for not welcoming me from afar, young master, please sit down."

Murong Chen bent down and saluted: "It's my nephew who is taking the liberty to disturb you, please forgive me, Lord City Lord."

Yue Youzhou smiled and said: "This old man's mansion, there are too many presumptuous visitors every day, I don't miss you alone, sit down." Saying this, he ordered the maids serving on both sides to watch the tea, then waved everyone to retreat .

Murong Chen raised his hand to signal Ding Zhong to offer the things he held in his hands, "A small meeting gift is not a respect, and please accept it with a smile, the Lord of the City."

Yue Youzhou glanced at the long box about the width of an adult's palm wrapped in red flannel, but he was not polite, took it and put it on the coffee table beside him, obviously not interested in opening it, and said directly: " I don't know why the young master is here today, why?"

"My nephew is from the imperial capital, Murong Chen, the son-in-law of General Murong." After a simple self-introduction, Murong Chen sat down on the lower seat.As the Lord of Yue City, Yue Youzhou, although he can't say that he knows all over the world, but he is open-minded and doesn't care about trivial matters. Such a person especially doesn't like to talk around corners, so Murong Chen directly cut to the chase: "This time, the younger generation came to disturb the Lord of the Moon City. I just hope to meet the owner of Jiyue Villa. This junior learned that the owner of the villa is a mysterious person who has always lived in seclusion and rarely interacted with outsiders, so he hopes to get the help of the owner of the city."

Yue Youzhou raised the teacup, motioned for it from a distance, took a sip first, put down the teacup, stroked his cuffs slowly, and then slowly praised: "General Murong has been a soldier all his life, fought on the battlefield for decades, and has made countless military achievements. She can be a hero among the people. Empress Murong has been in the world for more than [-] years. She has managed the harem with superb skills, and all the empresses in the harem are submissive and submissive. All the men of Murong's family hold important positions in the court, and the women do not give up. The new generation is Talented people come forth in large numbers... It is not an exaggeration to say that the Murong family is in power, the entire dynasty is almost dominated by the Murong family, and it is just a mere Jiyue Villa, why do you bother so much?"

Ding Zhong and the other four had already retreated after presenting gifts. At this time, only City Lord Yue and Murong Chen were present in the hall. Hearing Yue Youzhou's words, he couldn't help feeling slightly angry.He naturally heard that Yue Youzhou said that every word and every word seemed to be flattering, but all of them were insinuating the Murong family's intentions. Everyone knows it well, but no one dares to say it out loud. Once the words are slightly involved, it is very likely that they will face the disaster of killing themselves.

The open-minded, hearty and friendly city lord of Yuecheng, a chivalrous warrior who is eager to befriend the heroes in the martial arts, rewarded him with a sweet and sour nail that was neither soft nor hard but had to accept it at the very beginning of the confrontation.

Murong Chen is the leader of the younger generation of the Murong family and the future head of the family, so he must be more calm than ordinary people. Even if he is angry in his heart, there is still no difference on his face, but he is more humble and polite, " It's a joke to teach the city owner. Even if the people in the world don't fully know it, the city owner and the younger generation know that the strength of Jiyue Villa is no longer at the level of obediently obeying orders under the imperial court. The owner is an unborn genius. It’s a rare encounter in a hundred years, and this junior sincerely seeks to see you, and is proud of it, and ask the city lord to fulfill one or two.”

Yue Youzhou glanced at him and fell silent.

Murong Chen stood up and clasped his fists in salute: "This junior is bold. As the city lord said, the Murong family already has the power in power. Only the Murong family can do things that many people can't do. My father's purpose is to support His Royal Highness Fengwang." Assuming the throne, as long as the city lord is willing to help, the younger generation is willing to ask for a blank imperial decree for the city lord when needed in the future, as long as it does not violate the laws of the country, the content of the imperial decree can be filled out by the city lord himself."

This is really a great temptation, Yue Youzhou thought to himself, in order to win over Jiyue Villa, he did not hesitate to pay any price.It's just that he didn't know how much he could fulfill his promise by then? And this promise didn't push him to the forefront of the storm.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, it's not that I don't want to help you. I appreciate your kindness, but unfortunately, the owner of the villa is no longer in the city." The man, who was still in the village half an hour ago, had just left the city after explaining some things.

Murong Chen's first reaction after hearing this sentence was that this was an excuse from the master of Yue City, but after thinking about it, he felt that the other party was completely unnecessary. However, it is thousands of miles away from the imperial capital, and the sky is far away from the emperor, so the threat from the court is not great, and he also knows that Yuecheng's military strength is unmatched by other states. Anyone who wants to make up his mind will have to weigh it carefully, so if Yue Youzhou wants to refuse, he just needs to say it straight, and there is no need to find any excuses to shirk.

Therefore, [-]% of what he said is true.

"Then dare to ask, where is the owner of the villa now?"

Yue Youzhou didn't answer and asked instead: "My lord, have you ever met the owner himself?"

Murong Chen said: "Never."

"The owner of the village is away on errands, and he doesn't know when he will come back. He just told the general manager of the village to take care of all affairs temporarily. If there is an emergency, he can send a letter by flying pigeons." Although the words did not explain where the person went, listening The tone obviously knew it, but he just didn't want to say it.

Murong Chen knew it, but he didn't ask any more questions. He couldn't get the answer he wanted. He had his own channels to check, but he came here today, and he can learn that there is obviously a relationship between the city lord and Jiyue Villa. Relational, and the relationship is shallow.

"In that case, I would like to thank the city lord. I will take my leave."

When he turned around and was about to leave, Yue Youzhou suddenly said: "My lord, do you still remember the concubine Yue Gui who was the emperor's favorite 15 years ago?"

Murong Chen was alarmed, Concubine Yue, he had heard about it from his mother by chance, and he didn't have a deep impression on it, and his father and aunt would occasionally mention it when discussing serious matters, but he never talked about it, so he had no way of knowing.

Frowning slightly, Murong Chen said: "15 years ago, the younger generation was still an immature child, and he studied in the mansion. He didn't know some things and people in the palace. He entered the palace with his father for the first time when he was 13 years old. , Concubine Yue seemed to be gone at that time."

My aunt seems to have mentioned last time that Concubine Yue Gui passed away 11 years ago, when I first entered the palace as the prince's companion.

However, why did the Lord of Yuecheng suddenly mention someone who had been dead for more than ten years? And she was a noble concubine who didn't care about world affairs? Murong Chen thought for a moment, and a flash of inspiration flashed. The word "Yue" is just a character in the name, but now, the lord of Yue City is also surnamed Yue. Judging from his tone, maybe they really have something to do with each other? What kind of hidden secrets are there in the past ten years?
Yue Youzhou glanced at him, and naturally knew that given Murong Chen's age, if no one told him, how could he know such a long time ago? Besides, people who have committed crimes are afraid that it will be too late if they want to hide it, so how could they take the initiative to mention it? ?
I asked this question because I was unhappy, and I was unhappy, and I always wanted to keep those culprits from being happy.

Waving his hand, Yue Youzhou said: "My lord, please, I'm sorry for the lack of hospitality."

Murong Chen clasped his fists again in salute: "Please forgive me for not knowing what the relationship between the city lord and concubine Yue is. After returning to the imperial capital, this junior can discuss it with his father."

"It's such a long time ago, why do you bring it up?" Yue Youzhou's tone was a little indifferent, completely different from the hearty and enthusiastic Yuecheng City Lord that outsiders said, "I'm sorry if I didn't help you. Accept the gift from the young master, this gift, the young master should take it back."

"Is there any reason to take back what you gave away? This junior is leaving." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Watching his back, Yue Youzhou didn't say anything, but his expression turned cold little by little.

(End of this chapter)